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NFC 39 Kinkeri vs Makunouchi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prashanth Maadala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Momson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Momson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Prashanth Maadala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Momson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maadala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Momson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maadala misses with an uppercut.
Momson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maadala blocks a head kick by Momson.
Momson lands a big head kick that sends Maadala tumbling to the mat! Momson takes a step backwards and waves Maadala back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Prashanth Maadala has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Momson rushes Maadala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Momson.
Momson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Momson rushes Maadala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Maadala's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Momson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Momson Rushes Maadala and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Maadala is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Momson Piles on the pressure and Maadala crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Momson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Kaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MacGyver Theme. Raimo Tikkari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jorma Kaki's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Kaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tikkari!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaki throws a head kick but Tikkari moves out of range.
Tikkari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kaki throws a head kick that misses.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses
and Kaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tikkari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tikkari prevents the takedown attempt.
Kaki is trying to stall.
Tikkari dodges an elbow strike from Kaki.
Tikkari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tikkari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tikkari.
Kaki has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorma Kaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Tikkari wants to clinch up but Kaki keeps it at a distance.
Tikkari lands a head kick. Kaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Jorma Kaki has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaki in his tracks.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kaki.
Tikkari wants to get back to his feet but Kaki is dominant here and he's now got Tikkari's back!
Tikkari has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kaki has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Tikkari! Can he survive? No! He's out! Kaki gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jorma Kaki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eino Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Doppler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eino Juutilainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eino Juutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Doppler!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutilainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doppler tries to avoid it but Juutilainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doppler to the ground. Doppler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doppler wants to clinch.
Juutilainen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Doppler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Doppler is looking to reverse the position.
Juutilainen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Juutilainen trying to control the action but Doppler is working from the bottom.
Juutilainen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Juutilainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doppler keeps working.
Juutilainen throws a strike aimed at the side of Doppler's head but Doppler avoids it well.
Doppler wants to control but Juutilainen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen grinds an elbow into Doppler's temple.
Doppler avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Juutilainen.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Juutilainen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Doppler's guard.
Doppler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Juutilainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juutilainen postures up and lands a big shot to Doppler's brow.
Juutilainen cracks Doppler with a solid left hand.
Juutilainen chips away with some ground and pound.
Juutilainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juutilainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doppler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juutilainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Juutilainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Doppler has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen stopping the sweep attempt from Doppler.
Doppler is trying to keep Juutilainen in close.
Juutilainen postures up in Doppler's guard and throws a big left but Doppler blocks it.
Doppler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Juutilainen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doppler parries the strikes from Juutilainen easily there. Juutilainen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Doppler to escape.
Juutilainen cracks Doppler with a big right hand but Doppler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Juutilainen.
Doppler is trying to improve his position.
Juutilainen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Doppler takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Juutilainen working the head and body with strikes.
Juutilainen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Doppler will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Juutilainen misses with the ground and pound.
Juutilainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doppler keeps working.
Juutilainen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doppler can't do much from the bottom here.
Juutilainen throws a strike aimed at the side of Doppler's head but Doppler avoids it well.
Doppler regains half guard there - taking advantage of Juutilainen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Juutilainen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Juutilainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doppler's head.
Doppler is pressing down on Juutilainen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Doppler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juutilainen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Juutilainen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doppler tries to clinch but Juutilainen is having none of it.
Juutilainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Doppler.
Nice sprawl there from Juutilainen as Doppler shoots in.
Eino Juutilainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juutilainen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doppler pinned against the cage. Doppler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Juutilainen scores with a takedown into Doppler's guard.
Juutilainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juutilainen looking to pass the guard.
Juutilainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juutilainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doppler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doppler is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen works over Doppler with some ground and pound from guard.
Juutilainen postures up in Doppler's guard and throws a big left but Doppler blocks it.
Juutilainen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Juutilainen landing with the ground and pound.
Juutilainen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doppler's head.
Juutilainen is in close to Doppler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Juutilainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Doppler has wrist control.
Doppler keeping moving, preventing Juutilainen from controlling successfully.
Juutilainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doppler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doppler has Juutilainen pulled in close to control his posture.
Doppler trying to keep a closed guard but Juutilainen is proving a slippery customer.
Juutilainen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Juutilainen thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juutilainen landing with the ground and pound.
Juutilainen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doppler keeping moving, preventing Juutilainen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doppler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Doppler stalling away here and it's allowed Juutilainen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Doppler looking to sit in guard and control but Juutilainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Juutilainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doppler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juutilainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Juutilainen landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen wants to control from the top but Doppler keeps moving.
Juutilainen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Juutilainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Juutilainen throws and elbow that misses. Doppler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Juutilainen's guard. Nice move by Doppler!
Juutilainen wants to sweep but no luck.
Doppler wants to control from the top but Juutilainen keeps moving.
Doppler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Juutilainen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Juutilainen has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Juutilainen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Juutilainen fails to land the takedown.
Juutilainen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doppler pinned against the cage. Doppler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Juutilainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doppler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juutilainen avoids it.
Doppler prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Juutilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doppler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juutilainen is trying to drag Doppler to the mat but Doppler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Juutilainen blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doppler throws an elbow but it misses.
Doppler missing with knees to the body.
Juutilainen is trying to break free.
Doppler pushes off an throws an elbow but Juutilainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen is trying to break the clinch but Doppler has him pressed against the cage.
Juutilainen tries to pull guard but Doppler holds him up against the cage and eventually Juutilainen drops back down to his feet.
Juutilainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doppler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doppler throws an elbow but it misses.
Doppler stops a takedown attempt from Juutilainen.
Doppler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Doppler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Juutilainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Doppler.
Doppler misses with an elbow strike.
Doppler misses with an elbow over the top.
Doppler misses with an elbow over the top.
Doppler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juutilainen avoids it.
Doppler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doppler tries a knee to the head but Juutilainen blocks it.
Juutilainen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Juutilainen slips a nice elbow through Doppler's hands, connecting with Doppler's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Doppler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Juutilainen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Juutilainen working over Doppler with some ground and pound. Doppler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Juutilainen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Doppler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Doppler wants to get back to his feet.
Juutilainen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Juutilainen there.
Doppler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Juutilainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Juutilainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Juutilainen working Doppler over with strikes.
Juutilainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Juutilainen in particular looking to stall.
Juutilainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Juutilainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Juutilainen winds up and cracks Doppler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Juutilainen slips a nice elbow through Doppler's hands, connecting with Doppler's forehead.
Felix Doppler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Doppler!
Juutilainen with shots to the head and body - Doppler looks very uncomfortable down there.
Juutilainen is landing with some decent strikes but Doppler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Juutilainen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Doppler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Juutilainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Juutilainen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Juutilainen lands with some strikes.
Juutilainen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Eino Juutilainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juutilainen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Juutilainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Juutilainen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Juutilainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Stapelstaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouni Lettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimbo Stapelstaden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouni Lettu!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lettu throws a hook to the side of Stapelstaden's head but Stapelstaden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lettu misses with a wild body shot.
Stapelstaden keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Lettu lands.
Lettu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stapelstaden tests Lettu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lettu scores with a hook to the body. Stapelstaden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stapelstaden lands with a nice combination. Lettu backs away looking to recover.
Jouni Lettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lettu loads up on a big right hand but Stapelstaden slips the punch.
Lettu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stapelstaden is out of range and Lettu settles back down.
Lettu tries to clinch but Stapelstaden is having none of it.
Lettu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stapelstaden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stapelstaden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Stapelstaden.
Lettu gets a clinch.
Lettu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lettu tries to clinch up.
Lettu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lettu clobbers Stapelstaden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Jimbo Stapelstaden has been cut.
Lettu tries to close the distance and clinch but Stapelstaden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stapelstaden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stapelstaden throws a jab when Lettu was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stapelstaden throws a series of punches but Lettu avoids them all with ease.
Stapelstaden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lettu to score with a decent uppercut.
Lettu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lettu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stapelstaden.
Lettu tries to clinch but Stapelstaden is having none of it.
Lettu closes the distance and clinches.
Stapelstaden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lettu has had enough of the clinch but Stapelstaden keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stapelstaden.
Stapelstaden stalling in the clinch but Lettu improves position.
Lettu is trying to break the clinch but Stapelstaden has him pressed against the cage.
Stapelstaden lands with a light punch inside.
Lettu is trying to break free.
Lettu breaks the clinch.
Stapelstaden works Lettu's body with a nice hook.
Lettu wants to clinch.
Lettu closes the distance and pushes Stapelstaden back into the cage.
Lettu blocking some punches.
Lettu breaks the clinch.
Lettu fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stapelstaden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lettu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stapelstaden moves into the clinch successfully.
Lettu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stapelstaden has him pressed against the cage.
Lettu breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stapelstaden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stapelstaden connects with a jab.
Lettu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stapelstaden with a nice cross.
Stapelstaden slips a jab and a cross from Lettu.
Lettu tries to close the distance and clinch but Stapelstaden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lettu slips a jab from Stapelstaden.
Stapelstaden misses with a wild body shot.
Lettu tries to clinch up but Stapelstaden circles away and keeps his distance.
Lettu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stapelstaden connects with the punch.
Stapelstaden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stapelstaden lands a nice hook to Lettu's body. Lettu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Stapelstaden.
Lettu looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Stapelstaden.
Stapelstaden clinches up against the cage.
Stapelstaden misses with a punch on the inside.
Lettu breaks the clinch.
Lettu doesn't manage to clinch there - Stapelstaden circles away.
A big right from Stapelstaden misses.
Lettu tries to clinch up.
A combination from Lettu does no damage.
A left and a right from Stapelstaden both land. Nice combination.
Stapelstaden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stapelstaden.
Lettu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stapelstaden counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Stapelstaden on the inside.
Stapelstaden misses with a punch on the inside.
Lettu manages to break the clinch.
Lettu misses with a wild body shot.
Lettu throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Stapelstaden misses.
Stapelstaden lands with a right hand.
Lettu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stapelstaden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stapelstaden.
Lettu is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stapelstaden drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Lettu right on the button. Lettu goes down! Stapelstaden follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Stapelstaden gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimbo Stapelstaden!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between T Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerhard Rihmakallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rihmakallo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blood For Blood-Living In Exile. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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245 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, T Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerhard Rihmakallo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rihmakallo misses with a takedown attempt - Rex sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rihmakallo is defended easily by Rex.
Rex feints and as Rihmakallo raises his hands in defense, Rex changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rex is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rex throwing strikes from guard but Rihmakallo blocks nicely.
Rihmakallo wants to stand up but Rex is controlling him.
Rihmakallo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rex misses with an uppercut.
Rihmakallo tries for a takedown but Rex circles away easily
and Rex counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
T Rex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerhard Rihmakallo.
Rihmakallo missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex working over Rihmakallo with some ground and pound. Rihmakallo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rex missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rihmakallo wants to get back to full guard.
Rihmakallo won't allow Rex to pass to mount.
Rex is trying to work for a kimura but Rihmakallo is defending well.
Rihmakallo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rex prevents Rihmakallo from standing back up.
Rihmakallo tries to get to full guard but Rex has control of the leg.
Rihmakallo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rihmakallo looks gassed!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rihmakallo tries to clinch but Rex moves out of range.
Rex bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rihmakallo's head backwards.
Rihmakallo shoots and misses
and Rex counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rihmakallo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rihmakallo is rocked!
Rex drops a big elbow. That's hurt Rihmakallo! More shots from Rex and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). T Rex!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jokohama Humahuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syntha Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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221 lbs
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215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jokohama Humahuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Syntha Six!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humahuta shoots in but no luck this time.
Six misses with a hook. Humahuta ducked under it nicely.
Six thuds his right hand into Humahuta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Jokohama Humahuta has been cut.
Humahuta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Six as he jumps to the side.
Six keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokohama Humahuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humahuta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Six pinned against the cage. Six gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Six tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Humahuta was well out of range. Poor timing from Six.
Humahuta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Six tries to roll over but Humahuta keeps him under control.
Humahuta passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six is bucking up trying to escape but Humahuta cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Humahuta punching from mount but Six doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Humahuta prevents Six from getting the reversal.
Six tries to hold on but Humahuta pushes him away.
Six is just holding on here. Humahuta manages to take his back.
Humahuta working for the choke.
Humahuta struggling to land strikes to the head as Six covers up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humahuta working for the choke.
Six rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Humahuta is looking for a kimura here.
Six controlling the position for now.
Humahuta seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humahuta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Six regains full guard. Nicely done.
Six seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Six wants to sweep but no luck.
Humahuta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Humahuta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Humahuta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Six avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Humahuta looking to pass the guard.
Humahuta is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Humahuta is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Six's half guard.
Six is controlling Humahuta's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Six blocking the ground and pound attempt from Humahuta.
Humahuta lands with a punch from half guard.
Humahuta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Humahuta is breathing heavily.
Humahuta is looking to take a break and control but Six is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Six wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jokohama Humahuta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jokohama Humahuta's cut.
That's time! Humahuta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Humahuta takes a swing at Six's ribcage but misses.
Humahuta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Humahuta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jokohama Humahuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Humahuta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Humahuta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokohama Humahuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humahuta shoots for a double leg takedown but Six sprawls well. He's pushed Humahuta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Humahuta just misses with a punch to the body.
Humahuta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Six sprawls well. Six wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Humahuta gets slowly back to his feet.
Six throws a low kick but it's checked well by Humahuta.
Six misses with a leg kick.
Syntha Six is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Six keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humahuta shoots in and drives through. Six sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Humahuta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Six connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Humahuta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Six scores with a counter punch that sends Humahuta to the canvas! Six smells blood - he's punishing Humahuta with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Humahuta has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Syntha Six!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Bagrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dashoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aslan Bagrian has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslan Bagrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Dashoo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagrian ducks under a wild hook from Dashoo.
Dashoo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bagrian.
Dashoo misses with a straight left.
Dashoo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bagrian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dashoo somewhat.
Bagrian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dashoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bagrian manages to avoid it.
Dashoo loads up on a big right hand but Bagrian slips the punch.
Bagrian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dashoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bagrian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dashoo throws a series of punches but Bagrian moves out of range.
Bagrian throws a shot to the body.
Dashoo looks gassed!
Bagrian jabs at Dashoo's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Bagrian finds it's way through Dashoo's defenses.
Bagrian shoots in and bounces Dashoo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bagrian trying to control but Dashoo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dashoo being controlled here, momentarily.
Bagrian wants to control from the top but Dashoo keeps moving.
Bagrian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dashoo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dashoo is looking for a triangle but Bagrian pushes his legs off easily.
Bagrian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bagrian drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bagrian jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dashoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bagrian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dashoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bagrian.
Bagrian throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Dashoo misses.
Dashoo has his takedown stuffed
and Bagrian counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dashoo!
Dashoo is looking to get to half guard.
Bagrian tries to control but Dashoo wriggling away.
Bagrian lands a heavy elbow.
Bagrian controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Bagrian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dashoo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bagrian.
Dashoo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bagrian landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dashoo is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dashoo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bagrian jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dashoo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Dashoo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dashoo is looking for a sweep.
Bagrian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dashoo stops Bagrian from passing to mount.
Bagrian creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dashoo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dashoo wants to control but Bagrian postures up.
Bagrian trying to control the action but Dashoo is working from the bottom.
Dashoo tries to buck Bagrian off but Bagrian is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dashoo misses with a hook.
Dashoo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bagrian counters with a nice uppercut.
Bagrian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dashoo.
Aslan Bagrian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Dashoo.
Dashoo misses with a body punch
and Bagrian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dashoo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bagrian wants to work for an arm triangle but Dashoo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dashoo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bagrian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslan Bagrian dominated that round.
That's time! Bagrian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dashoo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bagrian scores with a hook to the body. Dashoo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dashoo with a poor takedown
and Dashoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aslan Bagrian is winning the standup battle so far.
Bagrian thuds a left hand into Dashoo's body.
Bagrian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dashoo throws a sloppy body shot
and Bagrian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dashoo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bagrian ducks under a wild hook from Dashoo.
Bagrian lands a head shot.
Dashoo misses with a hook to the body
and Bagrian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dashoo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bagrian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bagrian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bagrian slips under a jab.
Dave Dashoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dashoo misses with a hook to the body
and Bagrian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dashoo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Bagrian.
Dashoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bagrian finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bagrian misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bagrian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dashoo seems to have recovered his senses.
Bagrian sizes up Dashoo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bagrian throws a monster overhand right that drops Dashoo! Bagrian follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aslan Bagrian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo miami vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Nurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmi has chosen Who Let the Dogs out as his entrance music. Fernando Nurmi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo miami vice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Nurmi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
miami vice misses with a body shot.
miami vice shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than miami vice was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
miami vice is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nurmi is wriggling around trying to escape.
miami vice working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Nurmi turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips miami vice off and cradles Nurmi's limp body as miami vice celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ricardo miami vice!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martti Aho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Flashlighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flashlighter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Aerosmith - Lightning Strikes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Felix Flashlighter acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Aho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Flashlighter!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flashlighter.
Aho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Flashlighter.
It looks like Martti Aho has been cut.
Flashlighter throws a sloppy body shot
letting Aho counter with a right hand.
Flashlighter is looking to clinch.
Aho throws a series of strikes that have Flashlighter backpedaling.
Aho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aho lands a nice shot to the body.
Flashlighter moves away from the strike by Aho.
Flashlighter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aho misses with a hook. Flashlighter ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flashlighter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Aho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aho.
Jab, jab by Aho - just one landing.
A big right from Flashlighter misses.
Aho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aho throws a shot from downtown. Flashlighter moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flashlighter.
Martti Aho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Aho is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Flashlighter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Aho is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Flashlighter is controlling him well.
Flashlighter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aho tries to escape but Flashlighter is in control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flashlighter is looking to clinch.
Flashlighter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aho. That did some damage!
Aho defending well as Flashlighter loads up on a big left hand.
Aho throws a right hand that Flashlighter ducks under and follows up with a left that Flashlighter also avoids with ease.
Flashlighter lands a jab to the head.
Flashlighter is looking to clinch but Aho is avoiding it.
Flashlighter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aho sprawls well. Aho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flashlighter gets slowly back to his feet.
Aho lands a jab to the head.
Flashlighter misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Flashlighter slams his shin into Aho's torso.
Flashlighter keeps Aho at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aho fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aho misses with a few strikes there.
Flashlighter throws a head kick that misses.
Flashlighter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aho is breathing heavily.
Flashlighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aho.
Flashlighter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aho sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Flashlighter shoots in for a takedown but Aho shows good takedown defense.
Flashlighter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aho swats away the attempt to clinch by Flashlighter.
Flashlighter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flashlighter tries a head kick but it misses.
Flashlighter throws the left hand but Aho avoids the punch easily.
Aho tries to clinch
and Flashlighter counters with a stiff right hand.
Flashlighter is looking to slow Aho down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flashlighter catches Aho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter lands a high kick!
Aho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flashlighter.
Martti Aho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aho.
Flashlighter has closed the distance and engaged Aho in a clinch.
Flashlighter prevents Aho from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Aho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Flashlighter tries to work over Aho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aho tries to break free but Flashlighter pushes him back against the cage.
Flashlighter landing knees to the head.
Flashlighter leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aho working hard to break the clinch.
Aho can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Flashlighter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martti Aho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flashlighter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aho connects with a single shot there.
Aho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flashlighter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aho is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Felix Flashlighter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flashlighter tries to clinch there but Aho circles away.
Aho scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Flashlighter connects with a jab.
Flashlighter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Flashlighter looking to control but Aho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Flashlighter with a couple of short strikes.
Flashlighter landing strikes from the mount and Aho is in trouble!
Aho is squirming around, avoiding Flashlighter's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flashlighter won't let Aho get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Flashlighter unloading with bombs!
Aho wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flashlighter trying to control but Aho is having none of it.
Flashlighter with the ground and pound from mount.
Aho is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Flashlighter landing strikes from the mount and Aho is in trouble!
Aho wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aho is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Flashlighter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aho?
Flashlighter won't let Aho get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The referee warns Aho that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Flashlighter won't let Aho get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flashlighter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Flashlighter is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Aho to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Aho shrugs it off.
Flashlighter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aho?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aho taking shots to the head.
Aho trying desperately to get to his feet.
Flashlighter landing punches.
Flashlighter won't let Aho get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Flashlighter looking to control but Aho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aho is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Flashlighter raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Flashlighter lands with some strikes.
Aho wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Flashlighter landing strikes from the mount and Aho is in trouble!
Flashlighter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aho is squirming around, avoiding Flashlighter's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Flashlighter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martti Aho's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A cross from Aho lands.
Flashlighter fails with a takedown attempt.
Aho fails to land with a series of punches.
Aho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aho throws a series of punches but Flashlighter avoids them all with ease.
Aho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flashlighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flashlighter scores with a leg kick.
Flashlighter lands with a kick to the temple. Aho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aho looks to land a left hand but Flashlighter moved out of range nicely.
Flashlighter is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flashlighter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flashlighter. That's going to slow Aho down.
Aho scores with a shot to the body.
Flashlighter cracks the inside of Aho's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aho.
Flashlighter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flashlighter blocks a jab.
Flashlighter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aho.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aho throws a right and a left that Flashlighter avoids nicely.
Flashlighter misses with a head kick.
Martti Aho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flashlighter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flashlighter tries to clinch there but Aho circles away.
Flashlighter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flashlighter tries to clinch but Aho is having none of it.
Flashlighter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aho!
Flashlighter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aho is squirming around, avoiding Flashlighter's attempts to control the action.
Flashlighter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aho because Flashlighter loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter controlling the pace for now.
Flashlighter dominating with strikes here.
Flashlighter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Flashlighter controlling the position easily from mount.
Aho is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Flashlighter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Flashlighter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Flashlighter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aho wants to get back to his feet.
Flashlighter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Flashlighter tries to control but Aho wriggling away.
Flashlighter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aho because Flashlighter loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aho is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Flashlighter controlling his opponent.
Felix Flashlighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flashlighter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Aho is squirming around, avoiding Flashlighter's attempts to control the action.
Flashlighter controlling from mount.
Aho tries to buck Flashlighter off but he can't manage it.
Martti Aho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aho swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Flashlighter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flashlighter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Flashlighter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kinkeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kinkeri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinkeri moves out of range of the strikes.
Makunouchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kinkeri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makunouchi moves away.
Kinkeri with a jab.
Kinkeri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Makunouchi if he has to take too many more of those.
Makunouchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kinkeri. Kinkeri obviously looking to wear him down.
Makunouchi checks the leg kick.
Kinkeri doesn't manage to clinch there - Makunouchi circles away.
Makunouchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makunouchi.
Kinkeri feints and then cracks Makunouchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makunouchi down.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut. Kinkeri saw that one coming.
Kinkeri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makunouchi checks it well.
A low kick from Makunouchi is predictable there
and Kinkeri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Makunouchi misses its intended target.
Kinkeri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makunouchi's calf.
Kinkeri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makunouchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kinkeri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Makunouchi looks gassed!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunouchi avoids it.
Kinkeri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Makunouchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kinkeri connects with the punch.
Makunouchi moves out of range of the body kick.
Kinkeri thuds his shin into the meat of Makunouchi's side.
Kinkeri closes the distance and pushes Makunouchi back into the cage.
Kinkeri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makunouchi.
Kinkeri scores with a knee to the head.
Makunouchi is rocked!
Kinkeri blocking some punches.
Makunouchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Kinkeri finish him?
Kinkeri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kinkeri has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Makunouchi - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kinkeri, and another! Makunouchi is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kalle Kinkeri!
Kalle Kinkeri retains his middleweight title!
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